Cisco Paying 125 Million In Compensation For Intel Atom C2000 Bug

Usually Intel hardware is very reliable and while chips do have bugs they are not critical. It seems that the case is different when it comes to the Intel Atom C2000. Intel Atom C2000 has a serious flaw that is bricking hardware and rendering products useless. Cisco has been deeply affected by this issue and is preparing $125 Million in order to compensate unsatisfied customers.

“In some units, we have seen the clock signal component degrade over time. Although the Cisco products with this component are currently performing normally, we expect product failures to increase over the years, beginning after the unit has been in operation for approximately 18 months. Once the component has failed, the system will stop functioning, will not boot, and is not recoverable. This component is also used by other companies.”

Cisco is not formally calling in for a recall but that is what the company is doing as of right now and making amends with angry customers in the process of doing so. According to the company’s website: